| 单词 | deification |
| 释义 | deification (once / 14503 pages) n Deification is when a person is treated like a god. If you love your basketball coach so much that you build her an altar and bow whenever she walks by, that’s deification. And a little weird. This word is a variation of deify which means to treat someone like a deity (a god). Deification is treating a mere mortal as someone godly. Often, this word is used negatively. For example, enthusiastic fans of someone could be accused of deification by non-fans. Someone must be considered extremely impressive to be the object of deification. This word is related to Latin deus (god). WORD FAMILYdeification: deifications+/deify: deification, deified, deifies, deifying USAGE EXAMPLESWhat Ms. Davis failed to understand is the nature of deification and what happens when you question a god. New York Times(Sep 16, 2016) Before I had kids, the deification of parents used to vaguely annoy me. The Guardian(Sep 17, 2016) “When someone dies young,” she observes, “the bereaved take comfort in a degree of posthumous deification.” Washington Post(Aug 22, 2016) 1n the elevation of a person (as to the status of a god) Syn|Hyper apotheosis, exaltation worship the activity of worshipping 2n an embodiment of the qualities of a god the capitalists' deification of capital Hyper avatar, embodiment, incarnation a new personification of a familiar idea 3n the condition of being treated like a god Hyper condition, status a state at a particular time |
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